“Surprising” Oral Vaccine Stops HIV In Monkeys

“Surprising” Oral Vaccine Stops HIV In Monkeys

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Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble. A vaccine has stopped macaques getting their equivalent of HIV.

A vaccine has been found that blocks the monkey equivalent of HIV. The discovery works in the opposite way to normal vaccines, but its relatively simple structure may lead to an effective oral vaccine for humans.